Calgary’s Bow Djangos like to swing. They will be doing just that at the Lethbridge Folk Club Wolf’s Den, April 6.
“ We do play a lot of gypsy jazz music,” said Bow Djangos Countess Tess Bassie, who plays , well, bass in the Calgary sextet.
She became interested in gypsy swing thanks to movies like Chocolat, Swing and Moonlight in Paris. She started attending gypsy swing and Django festivals around North America in B.C., Seattle and Massachusetts, especially after meeting guitarist and luthier Michael Dunn.
“ I was blown away by that style of music. It’s very guitar driven” she said.
“ I really loved that European feel. I loved the tonalities and the haunting melodies. It’s quite competitive and aggressive,” she continued adding she is looking forward to playing for the Folk Club for the first time.
“We’ll be playing some swing standards from the ’20s and some music from Django Reihnardt himself and a little bit of Canadiana plus some French numbers. It’s going to be a lot of fun,” she said.
The Junkman’s Choir will be opening the show at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $20 for members or $25 for non members, which includes a Folk Club membership.
